Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Jessica Alcena

Candidate number: 00453451

Theme: Antivirals

OPTION LIST

A	Aciclovir	I	Efavirenz
B	Benzylpenicillin	J	Nevirapine
C	Azithromycin	K	Indinavir
D	Ganciclovir	L
E	Foscarnet	M
F	Lamivudine	N
G	Ribavirin	O
H	Zidovudine	P

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1. A 23 year old medical student presents to the West London Clinic for Sexual Health a couple of weeks after a big night at the Reynolds with painful ulcers on his penis. Which is the most appropriate treatment?

2. A 17 year old renal transplant recipient who has come back to hospital with “viral colitis” after treatment he went home with 2 days ago has failed. Which is the most appropriate treatment?

3. The nucloside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used to treat the main Hepatitis DNA virus is?

4. The non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor which is very effective and widely used in HAART but can not be used in START (during pregnancy).

5. The drug that will increase the dose of simvistatin by up to 3000 times.

ANSWERS

1. A

2. E

3. F

4. I

5. K